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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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