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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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