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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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