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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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