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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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