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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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