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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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