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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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