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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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