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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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