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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire 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 topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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