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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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