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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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