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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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