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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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