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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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