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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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