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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business 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 institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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