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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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