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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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