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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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