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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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