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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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