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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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