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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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