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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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