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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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