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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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