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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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