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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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