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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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