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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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