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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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