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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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