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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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