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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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