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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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