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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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