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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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