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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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