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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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