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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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