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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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