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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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