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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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