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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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