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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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