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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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