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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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