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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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