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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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