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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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