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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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