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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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