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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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