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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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