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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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