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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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