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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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