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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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