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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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