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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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