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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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