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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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