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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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