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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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