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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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