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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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