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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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