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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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