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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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