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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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