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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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