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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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