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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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