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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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