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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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