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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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