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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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