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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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