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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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