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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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