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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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