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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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