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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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