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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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