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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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