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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key 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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