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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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