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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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