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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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