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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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