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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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