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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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