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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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