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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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