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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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