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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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