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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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