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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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