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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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