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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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