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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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