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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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