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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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