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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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