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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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