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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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