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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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