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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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