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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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