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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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