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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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