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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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