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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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