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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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