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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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