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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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