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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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