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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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