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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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