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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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