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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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