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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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