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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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