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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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