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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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