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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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