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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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