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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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