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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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