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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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