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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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