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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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