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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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