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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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