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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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