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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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