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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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