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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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