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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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