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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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