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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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