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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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