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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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