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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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