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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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