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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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