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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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