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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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