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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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