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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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