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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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