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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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