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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies 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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