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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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