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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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