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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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