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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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