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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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