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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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