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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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