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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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