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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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