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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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