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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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