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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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