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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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