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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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