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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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