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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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