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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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