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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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