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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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