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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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