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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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