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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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