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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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