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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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