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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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