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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire 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 educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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