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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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