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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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