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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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