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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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