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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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