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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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