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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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