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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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