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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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