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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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