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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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