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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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