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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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