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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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