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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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