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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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