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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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