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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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