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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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