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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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