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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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