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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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