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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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