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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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