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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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