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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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