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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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