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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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