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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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