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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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