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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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