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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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