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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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