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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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