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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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