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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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