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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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