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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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