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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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