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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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