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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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