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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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