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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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