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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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