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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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