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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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