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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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