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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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