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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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