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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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