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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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