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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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