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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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