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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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