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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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