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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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