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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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