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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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