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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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