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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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