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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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