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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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