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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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