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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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