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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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