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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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