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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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