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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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