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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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