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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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