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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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