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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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