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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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