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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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