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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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