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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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