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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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