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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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