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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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