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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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