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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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