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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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