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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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