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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education