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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in 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. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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