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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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