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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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