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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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