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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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