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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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