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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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