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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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