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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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