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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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