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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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