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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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