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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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