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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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