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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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