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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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