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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). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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