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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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