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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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