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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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