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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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