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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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