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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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