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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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