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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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