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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major 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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