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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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