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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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