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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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