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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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