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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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