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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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