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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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