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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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