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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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