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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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