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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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