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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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