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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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