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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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