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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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