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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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