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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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