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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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