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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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