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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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