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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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