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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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