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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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