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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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