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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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