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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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