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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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