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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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