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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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