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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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