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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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