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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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