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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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