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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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