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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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