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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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