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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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