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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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