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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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