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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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