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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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