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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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