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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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