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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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