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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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