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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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