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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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