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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important 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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