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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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