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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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