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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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