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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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