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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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