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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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