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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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