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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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