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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)