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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business 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 the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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