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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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