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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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