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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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