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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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