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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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