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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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