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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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