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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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