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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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