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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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