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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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