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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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