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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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