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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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