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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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