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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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