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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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