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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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