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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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