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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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