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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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