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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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