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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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