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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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