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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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