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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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