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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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