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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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