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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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