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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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