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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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