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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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