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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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