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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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