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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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