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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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