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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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