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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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