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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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