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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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