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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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