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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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