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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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