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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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