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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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