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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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