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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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