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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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