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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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