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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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