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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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