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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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