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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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