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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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