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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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