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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people 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. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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