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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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