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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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