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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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