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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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