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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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