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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. 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 interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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