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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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