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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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