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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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