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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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