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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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