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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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