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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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