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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in 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 online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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