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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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