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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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