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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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