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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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