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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education