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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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