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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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