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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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