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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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