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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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