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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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