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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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