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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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