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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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