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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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