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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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