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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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