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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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