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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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