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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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