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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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