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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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