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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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