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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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