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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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