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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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