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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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