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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes 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 customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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