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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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