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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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