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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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