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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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