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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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