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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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