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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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