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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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