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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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