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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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