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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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