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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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