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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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