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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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