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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business 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 we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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