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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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