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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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