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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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