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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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