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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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