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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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