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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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