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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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