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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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