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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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