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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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