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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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