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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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