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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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