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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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