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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key 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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