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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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