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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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