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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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