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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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