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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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