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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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