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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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