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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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