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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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