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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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