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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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