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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key 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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