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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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