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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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