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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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