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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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