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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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