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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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