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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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