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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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