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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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