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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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