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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the 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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