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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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