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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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