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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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