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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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