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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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