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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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