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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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