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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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