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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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