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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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