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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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